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house of cards

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  • n.纸牌屋;不牢靠的计划

详细释义

Noun:
  1. a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control;

    "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"
    "a real estate bubble"

  2. an unstable construction with playing cards;

    "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"

双语例句

    1. I tried to build a house of cards but is soon toppled down.
      我试着用纸牌搭房子,但搭起来的房子一下就散塌了。

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